Garment hanger



July- 1 1941- c. w. J. JOHNSON Erm. 2,247,313

GARMENT HANGER l Filed Oct. 29, 1938 www e Patented July 1, 1941 GARMENTHANGER Casimir W. Jan Johnson, Oakland, and Carl L. Bottino, Alameda,Calif.; said Johnson assignor to said Bettino Application October 29,1938, Serial No. 237,716

Y 2 Claims.

The invention relates to garment hangers such as the common type woodenor Wire hanger for supporting coats, dresses and suits of clothes.

Two general types of construction are at present used for garmenthangers of the character described. One of these is the wooden type ofhanger which includes a wooden cross-bar for engaging the shouldercollar portions of -a garment, and a supporting member, usually in theform of a looped Wire for hanging the device from a supporting rod orrack or the like. The other type is the so-called wire type hanger andis generally constructed from a single length of relatively stii Wirewhich is bent and folded to provide a horizontal form for engaging theshoulder and collar portions of the garment, and a vertical loopedextension for hanging on a rod or rack or the like. Either of thesetypes may incorporate `an auxiliary depending cross-bar for carryingpants or the like which may be folded over the lower cross-bar, In thecase of the wooden hanger, a separate wooden piece is used for the lowercross-bar and this piece is fastened by brads or other suitable means tothe under side of the main cross-bar. In the wire hanger, the lower baris frequently formed as an integral part of the hanger by suitablyforming the wire from which the hanger is constructed. In the main, thewooden type hanger is preferred, due to the superior support that thesame oiers the garment in the Way of breadth and smoothness of supportand also, the Wooden hanger having a larger area than the Wire typehanger, will -accommodate printing or other advertising or the like.Another important advantage offered by the Wooden type hanger is theprovision for swiveling of the hanger to the supporting wire therefor,whereby the g-arment and hanger may be turned relative to a supportingrack or bar. This feature is particularly convenient for cleaningestablishments in checking a garment for spots or the like. On the otherhand, the principal feature of advantage of the Wire hanger is thecheapness with which the same may be.

manufactured.

In accordance with the present invention and as a principal objectthereof, we provide a hanger of the character described which iscomposed in part of wood and in part of wire, so as to combine all ofthe advantages of kthe Wooden type hanger with the cheapness of the wirehanger.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hanger of thecharacter above which may be formed of detachable sections, so that theCil same may be used either as a single or double hanger.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a hanger of thecharacter described a detachable -pants supporting section which may beapplied to existing type single bar wooden hangers and Which may beconnected to such hangers in multiples for supporting a plurality ofpairs of pants or the like.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some ofwhich, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the followingdescription of the preferred form of the invention which is illustratedin the drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification, It isto be understood, however, that variations in the showing made by thesaid drawing and description may be adopted within the scope of theinvention as set forth in the claims. I

Referring to said drawing:

Figure l is a front elevation of a garmenthanger constructed inaccordance With the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional View of the garment-hangerillustrated in Figure 1 and isv taken substantially on the plane of line2-2 yof Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan sectional view of the hanger taken substantially onthe plane of line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a front elevation similar to Figure 1, but showing thedevice arranged as `a multiple hanger.

Figure 5 is `a fragmentary front elevation of an 'end portion of a maincross-bar alone showing a modified form of construction,

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the hanger shown in Figure 5 andwith the pants supportingsection in place.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary front elevation similar .to Figure 5 andshowing a second modified `form of construction of the hanger.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the hanger shown in Figure 7 andWith the pants supporting sections in place.

The garment-hanger of the present invention consists as aforementionedof a combination'of wooden and metal wire parts so as to obtain theadvantages offered by a wooden hanger in combination with the advantageof cheapness oiered by the wire type hanger. In addition, the presenthanger offers many advantages of its own which are not found in eitherthe wooden or Wire type of hanger, and at the same time the cost ofconstruction of the present hanger is less or at least not greater thanthe cost of a wire type hanger. The present hanger utilizes a woodencross-bar in combination with an underlying wire crossmember detachablysecured thereto, thereby obtaining the superior garment support, theswivel connection, and the necessary space for a printed advertisementall offered by the wooden type of construction, in combination with asimple inexpensive attachment for providing a pants support or the like.Further, the wire portion of the hanger may bemade separately from thewooden l cross-bar and applied thereto as needed, and may be packed andshipped with minimum space requirement.

Referring more specifically to the accompanying drawing, the hangercomprises an elongated Wooden cross-bar 8 which is preferably formedarcuate over its length so as to better t into the shoulder and collarportion of a coat or other garment and is provided with a supportingmember 9 for hanging from a rack or bar or the like. The member 9 ispreferably in the form of va wire having a substantially straightsection l|| extended through a bore I in the body of the bar 8 at thecenter thereof so as to project from the convex side I2 of the hangersubstantially normal tothe arcuate curvature of the hanger. Oneend AI3of the'wire section is preferably enlarged at the under or concave sideI4 soras to retain the member 9 against withdrawal from the bore. Theopposite end portion I6 of the hanger is bent in the form of a loopwhich is adapted for hanging over a suitablerack or bar or the like.

Secured to and depending from the bar 8 is a pants support I1 which ispreferably formed of a single length of wire having a substantiallystraight center section I8 underlying the bar 8 and a pair of endsections I9 and 2| which are bent laterally from the section I8 to acommon transverse side for attachment to the bar 8. In accordance withthe present invention the end sections I9 and 2| are detachably securedto the bar 8 so that they may be applied to the bar when needed toconvert the wooden hanger portion from a single to a double type hangerand also, to enable the manufacture of the wire portion of the hangerseparate from the wooden portion. Various means of attachment of the endsections to the wooden hanger may be used. AS here shown, in thepreferred form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, the endpor-` tions 22 and 23 of the sections I9 and 2| are formed as invertedloops (see Figure 2) for engaging over and resiliently gripping'the bar8. Preferably, the distal ends of the end sections are roundedY and bentoutwardly to facilitate the engagement of the loops over the bar and theloops are preferably narrower, when unstressed, than the bar to providea resilient grip when sprung into place over the bar, and-thereby pre#vent relative endwise displacement of the bar and wire pants supportingsection. In the forms of Vthe hanger illustrated inY Figures 2 and 6,the

slots and thereby held against longitudinal movement relative to thebar. In this latter form of the invention a flush relation of the top ofthe wire loops and the top of the cross-bar may be Y rotation on thewire section'l.Y Also, due tothe obtained where desired.

For each of the several forms of the invention the point of connectionof the ends of the wire sectionV to the .wooden cross-bar is preferablyspacedY from the opposite ends 32 and 33 of the crossebar, so as todecrease the length of the wire section and thereby increase thestiffness of `this section and yet obtain a'sufiicie'nt length of suchsection to accommodate a pair of pants or the like, without reducing thegreater length of the cross-bar 8. required for the proper support of agarment( Also, by using a wooden cros-sbar which, as will be understood,is entirely ridged for the present purpose kand by shortening the lengthof the underlying wire cross-piece the .pants supportV of the hanger isconsiderably'stiifer than may be obtained with existing wire typegarment-hangers where the wire pants support extends for the full lengthof the upper crosspiece and flexing of the upper wire cross-piece isunavoidable. l Y

As an important feature of the present hanger we apply to the straightpants supporting section I 8 of the device a means which maybe readilyapplied and detached from the wire section and which widens out thesupporting Aarea afforded the pants or other garment folded thereover.This means in the present form of the invention consists of astrip 34 ofrelatively'stif'r` cardboard or paper or the like which is creased orbent along a longitudinal fold 39 yextending centrally andlongitudinallyof the strip to permit hanging of the strip over the wire section I8with opposite transverse sides 31 andY 38 of the strip straddling thewire section. The strip, as illustrated in Figures *l1v and 3, ispreferably somewhat longer than the wire section'l andis` p-rovidedwithcut-out portions 39 and 4| adjacent theA opposite ends 42v and 43 of thestrip for extension therethrough of the wire end sections |9 and 2|. Ashere shown, the cut-out portions 39 and 4| are in the form of a'T-slothaving transversely extending slotted portions 44 and 46 for passingtherethrough of the looped ends 22 and 23 of the wire and longitudinallyextending slot portions 41 and 48 for engaging the opposite side of theupright wire end sections I9,

and 2|. In this manner the strip 34 may be readily applied onto the wiresection ofthe hanger by passing the looped ends 22 and 23 through theslotted portions 44 andv46 and by depressing the strip to the sectionI8, the Vend sections I9 and 2| of the wire will be positioned in thelongitudinall slotted portions 41 and 48. Duev to the engagement of thewire sections I9 and 2| in'thelongitudinal slotted portions 41 andr48,the 'strip34'is positively held against snug engagement of Vthe wiresections I9 and V2| against the side surface 49, as viewed in Figa ures1 and 2, and the relatively greater Width In the form of the inventionYillustrated of the top folded portion 36 of the strip than the diameterof the Wire, the opposite ends 42 and 43 of the strip at the foldedportion 36 will forcibly engage the side surface 49 of the wooden barand thereby securely holdthe strip in place. Preferably, the foldedportion 36 of the strip is relatively wide and the opposite sides 31 and38 broaden out considerably from the fold 36, so as to provide a smooth,broad support for the pants which is generally superior to that obtainedeven with a Wooden cross-bar customarily used.

The removable feature of the pants support makes possible the use of thewooden portion of the hanger as a single type hanger heretofore usedwith the added feature of being able to add the pants support whendesired. Also, a plurality of pants supports may be hung one on anotheras illustrated in Figure 4, so that a plurality of pairs of pants may besupported from a single cross-bar 8. To obtain such a result, wepreferably bend the end sections I9 and 2| towards each other asillustrated in Figures 1 and 4, so as to produce a slight tapering ofthe end sections towards their distal ends, whereby the ends 22 and 23of the lower hanger illustrated in Figure 4 will engage over theextremities of the straight section I8 of the upper hanger. Furthermorethe detachable arrangement of the pants support of the hanger makespossible the mounting of the pants on the section I8 of the hanger priorto attachment of the pants support to the cross-bar 8.

As to the cost of construction of the present hanger, it will be notedthat the wooden section of the hanger may be simply and readily made,due to the one-piece construction thereof in conjunction with theone-piece wire supporting member 9, while the wire section I'I of thehanger and the cardboard strip may be simply and separately constructed.Also, the Wire section of the hanger and the cardboard strip may bemanufactured, packed and sold separately from the wooden section of thehanger and in this manner each of the sections may be packed and storedin a minimum amount of space.

We claim:

l. A garment-hanger comprising, a wooden bar, a hook carried thereby forsuspending said bar from a rack or the like, a wire pants supportingsection depending from and detachably secured to said .bar and includinga straight intermediate portion and transversely and convergently bentend portions said end portions being provided with inverted loops forengaging over said bar, and an elongated strip of relatively stiffmaterial folded centrally and longitudinally thereof and adapted to behung on said straight wire portion, said strip having a length greaterthan said straight wire portion and being formed with T-shaped cut-outportions adjacent the opposite ends thereof for slipping over said loopsand end portions and for engaging said end .portions for locking saidstrip on said straight portion against rotation thereof.

2,. A garment-hanger comprising, an elongated arcuate wooden bar, a hookcarried therelby for suspending said bar from a rack or the like, a wirepants supporting section depending from and detachably secured to saidbar and including a straight intermediate portion and transversely bentend portions, said end portions being provided with inverted loops forengaging over said bar, and an elongated strip of relativelystiifmaterial folded centrally and longitudinally thereof and adapted tobe hung on said straight wire portion, said strip having a lengthgreater than said straight wire portion and being formed with cut-outportions adjacent the opposite ends thereof for slipping over said loopsand end portions and for engaging said end portions for locking saidstrip on said straight portion against rotation thereof, the oppositeends of said strip at the intermediate folded portion thereof beingextended to and engaged with said .bar for steadying said strip on saidwire section.

CASIMIR W. JAN JOHNSON. CARL L. BO'ITINO.

